Forest Hill, ON Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

58%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

4%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Forest Hill	Kitchener	Ontario
Median household income	$78,105	$80,625	$87,353
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.5%	4.2%
In labour force	61.3%	68.3%	61.7%

Key findings

The median household income in Forest Hill is 5% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Forest Hill is 58% lower than the national average
In Forest Hill 6.4% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Forest Hill 12.8% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Forest Hill 2.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$53,744 $80,625 $161,250

City

$58,229 $87,353 $174,706

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

Forest Hill median earnings by income bracket

Forest Hill employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	8.7%
Public administration	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%
Education, health & social services	13.5%
Other	14.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guelph/Eramosa, ON	13,999	$129,939	57.6%
North Dumfries, ON	11,684	$127,191	54.3%
Woolwich, ON	28,438	$114,928	39.4%
Wellesley, ON	12,358	$114,303	38.7%
Wilmot, ON	22,827	$110,384	33.9%
Kitchener, ON	259,162	$80,625	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnaby, BC	258,827	$79,480	3.6%
Madison, WI	258,366	n/a
Laredo, TX	260,571	n/a
Chandler, AZ	257,076	n/a
Lubbock, TX	257,013	n/a
Kitchener, ON	259,162	$80,625	2.2%

Source: The Forest Hill, Kitchener, ON data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Forest Hill, Kitchener, ON Employment